Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! The Little Shop of Found … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: The Little Shop of Found Things
Sunday Sum-Up
We're expecting snow again. Just about everyone around here is saying, "But it's April! Why are we getting snow?!", but I'm remembering how we've gotten blizzards in the first week of May for the past few years. I'm just keeping my scarf and hat nearby. That said, I am looking forward to some warmer weather … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book Review- A Civil Campaign
A Civil Campaign (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #12) By Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 544 pages First published in 1999 From Goodreads: Miles Vorkosigan has a problem: unrequited love for the beautiful widow Ekaterin Vorsoisson, violently allergic to marriage after her first exposure. If a frontal assault won't do, Miles thinks, try subterfuge. He has a … Continue reading Book Review- A Civil Campaign
Book Review- Komarr
Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #11) by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 384 pages First published in April 1999 From Goodreads: Komarr could be a garden with a thousand more years' work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails. Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by … Continue reading Book Review- Komarr
Book Review- Memory
Memory (Vorkosigan Saga, Chronological #10) Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 509 pages First published in 1996 From Goodreads: Forced to abandon his undercover role as leader of the Dendarii Mercenaries, Miles Vorkosigan persuades Emperor Gregor to appoint him Imperial Auditor so he can penetrate Barrayar’s intelligence and security operations (ImpSec). Simon Illyan, head of ImpSec … Continue reading Book Review- Memory
Twenty Questions Book Tag
I wasn't specifically tagged by Danielle at Books, Vertigo and Tea, but I'm taking it up anyway. If you want to participate, then consider yourself tagged! 1. How many books are too many books in a book series? That depends on how good the series is, and what genre we're talking about. The Vorkosigan … Continue reading Twenty Questions Book Tag
Goodreads Monday: Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme where we randomly select a book from our Goodreads To Be Read list and share it with the world. It’s hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners, so be sure to link back to her site so that we can all see what everyone plans to read! Anne Boleyn: A King's Obsession … Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Anne Boleyn: A King’s Obsession
March Summary and April Preview
Just call March 'Vorkosigan Month', because while I did read a few other books, most of what I read was Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga. In case you couldn't tell from the past few weeks' worth of gushing posts about it, I was completely hooked and was reading or listening to them obsessively. I'm nearly … Continue reading March Summary and April Preview
Sunday Sum-Up
Happy Easter, I guess? I'm not religious, so I'd honestly forgotten Easter was coming up until I was invited to two get-togethers. So assuming the current snowstorm doesn't get completely nasty, I have a busy afternoon ahead of me. Yes, a snowstorm on the first day of April. This is Nebraska, after all. The calendar … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up
Book Review- Mirror Dance
Mirror Dance (Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold Science Fiction 560 pages Published in 1995 From Goodreads: The dwarfish, fetally-damaged yet brilliant Miles Vorkosigan has more than his share of troubles. Having recently escaped an assassination plot whose tool was a brainwashed clone of himself, Miles has set the clone, Mark, free for a new … Continue reading Book Review- Mirror Dance
